JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to frame a policy to tackle the stray cattle menace The division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and G R Moolchandani gave the direction while hearing a group of petitions seeking solutions to end stray cattle menace, manage garbage problem and rein in encroachment in the city.Following an earlier court order the state government had constituted an empowered committee under the chairmanship of chief secretary to address these issues.But on Tuesday the court directed them to make a policy framework and submit it in the court by April 25.The court observed that since cow slaughter is banned and oxen have been replaced by tractors in farming sector, nonmilching cattle have become a burden on the owners.Vimal Chaudhary, amicus curiae in one of the cases, said the court observed that the major problem is the behavior of the owners who abandon their non-milching cows and unproductive cattle like bulls and oxen. The court directed the government agencies to identify such owners and collect a onetime contribution so that an alternative arrangement could be made with the fund.Chaudhary said the issues raised in the petitions include stray cattle menace, pot holes, garbage collection, encroachment etc. He suggested the court take up one issue after another so that a solution could be worked out as several court directions earlier were not fully complied with. The court posted the next hearing on April 25.

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